lanzallamas

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of lanza (“to launch, to throw”) +‎ llamas (“flames”).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /lanθaˈʝamas/ [lãn̟.θaˈʝa.mas] (most of Spain)
  • IPA(key): /lanθaˈʎamas/ [lãn̟.θaˈʎa.mas] (rural northern Spain)
 
 
  • IPA(key): /lansaˈʃamas/ [lãn.saˈʃa.mas] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /lansaˈʒamas/ [lãn.saˈʒa.mas] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -amas
  • Syllabification: lan‧za‧lla‧mas

Noun

lanzallamas m (plural lanzallamas)

  1. flamethrower

Further reading

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